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What is the anterior extent of the scalp?
The eyebrows
Which layer of the scalp contains the blood vessels and nerves?
Loose connective tissue
What is the posterior extent of the scalp?
The superior nuchal line and external occipital protuberance
Which branch of the facial nerve supplies the occipital bellies of the occipitofrontalis muscle?
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Which branch of the facial nerve supplies the frontal bellies of the occipitofrontalis muscle?
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What is the lateral extent of the scalp?
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What is the name of the vein that forms from the posterior division of the retromandibular vein?
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Which nerve supplies the anterior part of the scalp close to the median plane?
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Which nerve supplies the posterior 1/2 of the lateral surface of the scalp?
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Which nerve supplies the skin of the lower part of the auricle and the skin opposite the angle of the mandible?
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Which vein drains into the suboccipital venous plexus?
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Which nerve supplies the anterior 1/2 of the lateral surface of the scalp?
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How many arteries supply the scalp on each side?
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Which artery supplies the anterior part of the scalp?
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Which artery originates from the external carotid artery and supplies the side of the scalp?
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Which artery supplies the scalp just behind the ear?
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Which artery supplies the back of the scalp?
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Which vein is formed by the union of the supraorbital and supratrochlear veins?
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